Ecosystem Markets. Built for Producers. Backed by Science.
ESMC is a non-profit that works to compensate farmers and ranchers who improve the environment through their agricultural practices. Our market program reduces greenhouse gases, improves water quality, and increases other ecosystem services to benefit society.
Announced in August 2022, our Eco-Harvest market program for agriculture is the first in the US to reach program and pilot validation and verification under the SustainCERT Value Change Initiative (VCI). Read why this is important.
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March 2023 ESMC Newsletter The Value of Market Mechanisms to Reduce GHGs in Agriculture Earlier this month, ESMC provided comments...
February 2023 ESMC Newsletter ESMC Releases Report on Markets for Ecosystem Services on Public Grazing Lands ESMC is pleased...
York News Times (February 27, 2023)
Flatland KC (February 22, 2023)
New Food Order Podcast (February 14, 2023)
January 2023 ESMC Newsletter ED Column: How Eco-Harvest Keeps Agricultural Credits Within the Agricultural Sector This month, I highlight...
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We have thoughts on the value of market mechanisms to reduce GHGs in ag; both through our Eco-Harvest program and other Scope 3 opps. Read this and more in our March newsletter.
https://ecosystemservicesmarket.org/march-2023-monthly-newsletter/
Great @NYT story on how climate change is making it increasingly harder to produce cotton.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/18/climate/climate-change-cotton-tampons.html.
We are partnering with @Forum4theFuture on a project demonstrating increased water use efficiency and soil carbon with regenerative ag. https://ecosystemservicesmarket.org/eco-harvest-project-cotton-farmers/
